Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
Tha MasnnArada

Last Thursday night the first mas
querade ball of the season was given at
the Sherlock & Mills opera house, in
this city, and though the wind was
blowing hurricane during the entire
evening and pedestrians were in dan
ger on the streets, the room was COM
fortably filled and considerable num-
Der of young people were disguised in
characters generally gay, at times dig
nified, but principally Ridiculous. Med
icine Lodge has 10 costumer, and the
dealers had supplied but small vari-
ETY. of masks, so there was little oppor-
tunity for farey characters. Altogeth-
er, II. w. Bartels, the manager of the
affair, should be satisfied with the re-
suit of the entertainment, considering
the inclement weather and the other
draw backs. Following are the names
Of those who attended en- mdSque:
Miss Mate Updegraff and Miss Hol-
haywood, as two Chinese maidens,
were perfectly disguised.
Miss Maggie Mooney was a perfect
Mountain Pink"
Miss Mona Kranz was irrisistable
and charming as a Queen" and was
one of the most popular characters in
the room.
Mrs. Wear as "Queen of Hearts, -
acted well her character.
Miss Lille Palmer was a very pretty
"Swiss Girl" and even her parents did
not know her.
Miss Josie Mooney, as Jockey
was very interesting.
Miss Stella Payne was covered over
with hearts of all sizes, some broken
and others whole, and so she must
have represented Heart Breaker"
Miss CarmOny was Pop Corn
Girl.n
Miss Carrie Bradley was a saucy
busting Girl
Mrs. Ramsey as "School Girl had
her share of fun and fooled everyone.
Misses Ethel and Stella Sparks, in
gowns of forty years ago, were odd
characters.
Mrs. d. E. Eldred and Miss Florence
Graves were Sailors" and by long
odds the most active characters on the
floor.
III. w. Bartels was immense as a
''Spinster of CO., very grabbed.
Z. w. Henkins represented cross
between a Spanish grandee and an
English lord.
w. d. VanSlyke was very pretty
dolly Warden"
Arthur SPARKS was plain, dignified
gentleman.
Ed. Payne was an old-fashioned cir
cult rider, in buster and plug hat.
L. E. Hubbard was perfectly dis
guised as Ching Ching" a Chinese
high-fyer.
Scott hubert, who never fails to have
good makeup, was green Dutch
Boy"
Claude Sample was gorgeous as the
Moon, half full"
John Fleming and julius Goldsmith
were Common Everyday Boys"
ID. VanSlyke was perfectly disguised
as an Irish Lad"
Walter BOggs was a lad who had
been ''Pulled Too Soon."
Otis Lorton had neat and attrac-
tive character, spanish Cavalero."
Frank Strong, as a "Grondmother,,''
was not recognized until he unmasked.
Grant Fleming was a charming SAL
lor," and he could not keep the girls
away from him.
Win. Cook and George Nichols car
ried out their characters as the Twins
to the confusion of every one who
guessed at their identity.
Harry Barroll as Fat School Boy, -
in the gosliug age, was well disguised.
Eugene Lorton was Convict" in
striped suit.
J.C. Walsted, as CLOWN" made
sport for the entire assembly.
Mr.. Warren as BLACK Bear" was
disguised perfectly.
w. NJ. Cash, of COldwater, as a
Commercial Traveller" who had left
none of his gall at home, had bushel
of fun and captivated more than one
fairadamsel.
There were other characters repre-
represented, but the reporter could not